University Grants Commission - Sri Lanka

Latest Highlights

• Notices published by the Universities/ Campuses/ Institutes for application calling for the Aptitude/ Practical Tests - Academic Year 2022/2023
• Finance Circular Letter No. 08/2023: Guidelines on Corporate Governance and Operational Manual for State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
• RMIT - UGC Scholarship Scheme 2023
• Finance Circular Letter No.07/2023 - Budget Call - 2024
• Filling of Vacancies for the Academic Staff Posts in HEIs
• Finance Circular Letter No. 06/2023 - Guideline for National Development Committee for the Methodical Appraisal of New Development Projects / Programmes
• Estab. Circular No. 09/2022 (II): Granting Leave with No Pay to be spent in out of the Island to officers in State Owned Enterprises without causing any Prejudice to the Seniority
• Commission Circular No. 05/2023: Scheme of Recruitment for the Post of Alternative Communication Facilitator, Grade II and Grade I

News & Events

Special Notices

• University Student Ambassador National Programme on Child Protection - Date Extended 2023.06.30
• Notice: Inauguration Session for Induction Training Programme for Administrative and Financial Officers - 2023
• Appointment to the posts of Senior Assistant Secretary (SAS)/ Senior Assistant Registrar (SAR) & Senior Assistant Accountant (SAA)/ Senior Assistant Bursar (SAB)/ Senior Assistant Internal Auditor (SAIA) as per the Commission Circular No.668
• Review of Recruitment Process in Public Service
• Vacancy Report for the posts of Administrative & Financial Officers in the University System as at 20.12.2022

  Hon. State Minister's public day will be held on every Monday (starting from 26-09-2022) from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. You can meet the Hon. State Minister with making a prior appointment. Please click the following link to make an appointment or call the following number
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• Vacancy Report for the posts of Administrative & Financial Officers in the University System as at 16.11.2021
• Filling of Vacancies - Administrative and Financial Officer Grades
• Efficiency bar requirements for officers in the salary scales of U-EX 1(II) and U-EX 2(II) in the University System - English Language Paper
• Notice on appeals
• Resuming to work from 11th May -2020
• Resuming to work and Guidelines to be adhered by Government Offices during the opening of districts for the resumption of normal day to day activities
• Temporary Suspension of all Recruitments
• Obtaining Information on Programmes planned to be Implemented in March, April And May 2020
• Academic Audit
• Temporary Suspension of All Recuritment
• Suspension of Overseas Travel
• Temporary Suspension of All Recruitment
• Directions to prevent the Misuse of Movable or Immovable Properties belonging to the State or State Corporations during the period of an Election
• Accessibility of information on available vacancies in transferable posts
• Recruitment to the Post of Security Guard in the University System
• Scheme of Recruitment for the post of Technical Officer (ICT), Technical Officer (Civil), Technical Officer (Electrical), Technical Officer (Mechanical) and Technical Offcer (Chemical)
• Programme Reviews (PR) in State Universities - 2017
• A Performance Score Card for the Internal Quality Assurance Units of Universities
• Payment Mechanism for Evaluation of Postgraduate Study Program Proposals and External Degree Program (EDP) Proposals
• Guidlines for Conducting Institutional Reviews (IRs) and Programme Reviews (PRs) in State Universities
• Procedure to be followed in presenting Government Business to Parliament
• Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF)
• Training Slots under the India Technical Economic Cooperation (ITEC) and TCS of Colombo Plan (CP) Scholarship Scheme
• Manual for Institutional Review of Sri Lankan Universities and Higher Education Institutions
• Criteria for Appointment of Members to University Councils
• Recognition of foreign universities and recognition of other qualifications
• University Student Charter
• Guidelines to curb the menace of ragging
• Transfers & Transfer Application Downloads
• Application for new Faculty/ Institute /Dept./Centre/Degree/Dip

Grants & Scholarships

• Calling applications for UGC – Griffith University, Australia (GU) Full/Joint PhD Scholarship programme 2023
• The Chulabhorn Graduate Institute , Thailand - Postgraduate Scholarships 2023
• Mitsubishi Corporation International Scholarships
• Scholarships offered by Thai Higher Education Institutions for International Students in Academic Year - 2022

Events

		Centenary Year Celebrations of Humanities and Social Sciences - Logo & Website Launching
		Media Conference on University Admission for the Academic year 2020/21 based on 2020 A/L results.
		Video on University Admission for the Academic year 2019/20 based on 2019 A/L results.
		Sri Lankan Medicinal Plants Development and Conservation Project
		Hon.Minister of Education Visited to the UGC
		Assumed Duties, New Chairman UGC
		INQAAHE/APQN Conferences 2019, Sri Lanka
		Presentation made by Chairman, UGC at the General Assembly of the INQAAHE biennial conference in Bahrain
		Opening ceremony of the New Building

News

Sri Lanka: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Online Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic

B.Sc Degree Programme Academic Year 2021/2022 - Open University of Sri Lanka

Online Learning in Sri Lanka’s Higher Education Institutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic